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TeamLab Borderless: what to expect from Jeddah's new digital art museum

Interactive artworks by famed collective teamLab to go on display

LifestyleMay 30, 2022

Inside Caroline Stanbury’s Dubai home. Antonie Robertson/The National

A look inside Caroline Stanbury's stunning Dubai home

Kate Instone, her interior designer and friend, showed us around

LuxuryMay 30, 2022

*** GENERAL CAPTION ***ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - May 29, 2022: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces ()...( Abdulla Al Neyadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs )---

UAE, Egypt and Jordan enter into industrial partnership

A $10bn investment fund managed by Abu Dhabi's ADQ will accelerate collective aims across five sectors

BusinessMay 29, 2022

Thick black smoke rises from a fire on a yacht, at Torquay harbour in Torquay, Britain May 28, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. Mike Trower/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Multi-million dollar superyacht goes up in flames in England

The yacht caught fire on the seafront in Torquay in southern England on Saturday

UKMay 29, 2022

Us Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the memorial for Ruth Whitfield in Buffalo, New York, USA, 28 May 2022. Whitfield was a victim of the recent shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo. A gunman, who has been identified by authorities as 18-year-old Payton S. Gendron and is in police custody, reportedly opened fire at the Tops Friendly Market grocery store in Buffalo on 14 March afternoon and killed 10 people. EPA / Malik Rainey / POOL

'Enough is enough', says US Vice President Kamala Harris during Buffalo shooting funeral

Ms Kamala attends service for Ruth Whitfield, one of 10 victims of mass shooting in Buffalo, New York

USMay 29, 2022

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 28: Luka Modric of Real Madrid CF celebrates with the trophy in front of Real Madrid fans surrounded by photographers after the UEFA Champions League final match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid at Stade de France on May 28, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by David Ramos / Getty Images)

Mood from inside the stadium as Real Madrid wins the Champions League final against Liverpool

'The National's' Andy Mitten was inside the Stade de France in Paris

FootballMay 29, 2022

A Tango D10S plane, which pays tribute to Diego Maradona and will fly to the Qatar World Cup, is on display during a presentation at the Moron Airport, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 25 May 2022. The plane was designed by the plastic artist Maximiliano Bagnasco and is painted with an image of Maradona kissing the World Cup that Argentina won in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. EPA / MATIAS CAMPAYA

Plane adorned in Maradona images pays homage to Argentine great

Tango D10S tribute to football legend will fly to Qatar World Cup finals

FootballMay 26, 2022

UVALDE, TX - MAY 25: Jacinto Cazares shows a photo of his daughter who was killed at Robb Elementary School, 10-year-old Jackie Cazares, to reporters following a press conference at Uvalde High School on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. On May 24, 21 people were killed, including 19 children, during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. The shooter, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was reportedly killed by law enforcement. Jordan Vonderhaar / Getty Images / AFP

'She was full of love' father of Texas shooting victim mourns his daughter

The Texas gunman who murdered 19 children and two teachers posted an online message warning that he was going to shoot people at a primary school minutes before he attacked

USMay 26, 2022

The sun sets during dusty weather in the sky over the Gulf emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 23 May 2022. Some middle east countries and neighboring regions of the Gulf states were hit by heavy sandstorms causing hundreds of people with respiratory problems being sent to hospitals. Emirati experts warned of the negative health effects of dust and sandstorms which are hitting the region, and that are also affecting the visibility of traffic on roads and in the air. EPA/ALI HAIDER *** Local Caption *** CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 23: Director Ali Abbasi attends the press conference for "Holy Spider" during the 75th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 23, 2022 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images)

Dust storm covers parts of Dubai in the evening

Forecasters say the dusty conditions are expected to linger until the start of the weekend

UAEMay 24, 2022

A man and a child travel on a wooden plank through flood waters in Bagha area in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Monday, May 23, 2022. Pre-monsoon deluges have flooded parts of India and Bangladesh, killing at least 24 people in recent weeks and sending 90,000 people into shelters, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo)

At least four million people affected by floods in Bangladesh, UN says

Water has receded in several areas but many people are still marooned

AsiaMay 24, 2022

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 24: Rail and underground enthusiasts wearing paper masks leave the station, as the Elizabeth Line opens to the public at Paddington Station on May 24, 2022 in London, England. Originally due to open in December 2018, the £18.8bn railway links Reading and Essex via central London. (Photo by Leon Neal / Getty Images)

What it's like riding London's Elizabeth line on the first day

New railway is aimed at improving east-west travel across the UK capital

UKMay 24, 2022

Villagers make their way on a raft past homes in a flooded area after heavy rains in Nagaon district, Assam state, on May 21, 2022. - Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in parts of Bangladesh and India, leaving millions stranded and at least 57 dead, officials said on May 21. (Photo by Biju BORO / AFP)

Several people killed by floods and landslides in India's Assam

Houses have been swept away and roads and railway lines have been damaged

AsiaMay 22, 2022

FILE - Women cool themselves with fans in the Rastro flea market during a heatwave in Madrid, Spain, Aug. 15, 2021. Scientists say last summer was the hottest summer on record in Europe, with temperatures a 1. 8 Fahrenheit higher than the average for the previous three decades. A report released Friday, April 22, 2022 by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service found that while spring 2021 was cooler than average, the summer months were marked by “severe and long-lasting heatwaves. ” (AP Photo / Andrea Comas, file)

Spain swelters under heatwave as temperatures touch 40ºC

Weather warnings have been issued in 10 Spanish regions, where temperatures were forecast to reach the high 30s

EuropeMay 22, 2022

The main congress hall ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Saturday, May 21, 2022. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from May 22 to 26. Photographer: Hollie Adams / Bloomberg

Davos 2022: What's on the agenda at this year's World Economic Forum?

Among the topics on the agenda at the annual meeting this week include the Ukraine conflict, inflation and the weakening economic outlook

BusinessMay 22, 2022

An SBB AG train on its way between towards the town of Davos, ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Saturday, May 21, 2022. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from May 22 to 26. Photographer: Hollie Adams / Bloomberg

How to get to Davos 2022

This year, the World Economic Forum is holding its meeting in spring instead of its usual January slot

BusinessMay 22, 2022